Linguistic areas: Convergence in historical and typological perspective

Yaron Matras; April McMahon; Nigel Vincent

doi:10.1057/9780230287617

Linguistic areas: Convergence in historical and typological perspective

Yaron Matras, April McMahon, Nigel Vincent

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Abstract

The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to assess the impact of language contact across geographical zones. New case studies are accompanied by discussions that revisit some of the more well-established linguistic areas.

Original language	English
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	313
ISBN (Electronic)	9780230287617
ISBN (Print)	9781403996572
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287617
State	Published - 2 May 2006
Externally published	Yes

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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